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Rich Binsacca

Rich Binsacca is a contributing editor to Builder magazine and has covered the building industry, specifically construction topics, since 1987. He is an award-winning journalist and author of more than a dozen books. He also writes the monthly GreenHouse section, among other articles, for Builder and other Hanley Wood publications.

December 30, 2008

What I Learned About Modular Building

I've researched and written about modular housing before, visited manufacturing plants and seen modules delivered and assembled on a job site... but this show home opened my eyes even further. Read More

Posted By: Rich Binsacca at 09:57 AM
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December 23, 2008

My Favorite Products

BUILDER LivingHome is a lot of things - modular, modern, green to the last drop - but it's also a showcase of new and provocative products for the housing industry. Read More

Posted By: Rich Binsacca at 03:48 PM
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December 12, 2008

Back to the Future

The Profile Structures plant in the largely industrial town of Santa Fe Springs, California, where the Living Home show home is under construction, is a curious combination of old-school craftsmanship and factory efficiency. Read More

Posted By: Rich Binsacca at 01:34 PM
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November 25, 2008

Vetting for Green

Producing a show home program is a complex web of people, products, egos, and agendas... and money. Without going into too much detail, high-minded goals and objectives established during the initial planning stages can be compromised in the final product, sometimes leaving it flat and uninspiring instead of challenging conventional thinking. Read More

Posted By: Rich Binsacca at 04:36 PM
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October 27, 2008

A Legacy of Innovation

The Living Home show home we're producing for the 2009 International Builders Show in Las Vegas is the 11th in a series of show homes dating back to 1998 (for you math geniuses, we skipped 2000), all of which were designed and built to showcase innovative ideas, product applications, and upcoming lifestyle trends. Read More

Posted By: Rich Binsacca at 08:00 AM
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